The aft tail boom of the Bell 429 was discovered 390 feet from the main wreckage. Credit: NTSB Flight training should not result in unrecoverable flight conditions or catastrophic structural failures, ...
The trim string hangs straight down during hover and low speed flight due to the rotorwash’s prevailing downward motion. This provides vital information to a pilot of the proximity to the VRS envelope ...
A vortex ring state study undertaken by EASA will focus on recovery methods for various helicopter types. A vortex ring state study undertaken by EASA will focus on recovery methods for various ...
The NTSB cited "the pilots' inappropriate flight control inputs while in vortex ring state" as the probable cause of the April 26, 2022 accident.